Kenyan case law
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Sheikh & 19 others v Elegant Holdings Limited & 6 others (Environment and Land Case E018 of 2023) [2026] KEELC 2522 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The oral application to arrest the delivery of the Ruling is dismissed.
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Kaikai v Kalasinga (Environment and Land Miscellaneous Case E002 of 2026) [2026] KEELC 2465 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application is struck out as it is not competent.
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Credit Bank Limited v Maina (Environment and Land Appeal E023 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 2596 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The ELC has jurisdiction to hear the appeal.
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Karigi v Munyi (Land Case Appeal E011 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 2620 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The trial court did not err in declining jurisdiction over the issue of adverse possession, but the order of eviction is set aside as it unfairly closed the door on the Appellant's right to have her case heard before the Environment and Land Court.
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Kenya Wildlife Service v County Government of Taita Taveta & another (Environment and Land Case 160 of 2010) [2026] KEELC 2418 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application is misconceived and without basis, and is hereby dismissed.
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Savage v Ngunje & 2 others (Environment and Land Miscellaneous Application E006 of 2026) [2026] KEELC 2444 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application is struck out with costs to the respondents.
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Sikorei v Kenya Power and Lighting Company Limited Staff Retirement Benefits Scheme 2006 Registered Trustees (Land Case E534 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 2424 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court granted an interlocutory injunction restraining the Defendant or any other persons acting under its authority from interfering with the Plaintiff's quiet possession, occupation, and enjoyment of the suit property.
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Koech v Terer & another (Environment and Land Case E019 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 2599 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Court issued a temporary injunction restraining the Defendants from selling, gifting, transferring, dealing, pledging, encumbering, subdividing, trespassing, or interfering with the Plaintiff's possession and occupation of the suit property.
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Kairo & 2 others (Suing as the administrators of the Estate of Simon Thuo Kairo - Deceased) v Aberdare Estates Limited (Enviromental and Land Originating Summons 6 of 2024) [2026] KEELC 2573 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Plaintiffs are not properly on record as the suit had been dismissed for want of prosecution, and the dismissal qualifies as a judgment.
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Kebaara v Malambu (Sued on Behalf of the Estate of Hassan Iddi Malambu (Deceased)) & 2 others (Civil Suit E036 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 2525 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Court finds that the Respondent's suit constitutes a clear abuse of the court process and is res judicata.
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Mabonga t/a Mabonga & Company Advocates v Agricultural Development Corporation & 2 others (Environment and Land Miscellaneous Case E010 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 2508 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court finds that the taxing officer fell into error in principle, first by failing to determine whether an Advocate-Client relationship existed between the parties, and secondly by proceeding to tax the Bill of Costs notwithstanding the absence of such a relationship upon which the Bill could properly be sustained.
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Yaile v Mereru & another (Environment and Land Case E011 of 2021) [2026] KEELC 2549 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The appropriate court to handle the issues raised in this case is the succession court
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DCK Women Group (Trough its registered Officials Margaret Nyokabi Muchiri and Nancy Wangare Githitu) v Muchuna & 2 others (Environment and Land Appeal E016 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 2570 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Appellant's title to the land parcels is not null and void due to fraud or illegal acquisition. The Appellant is declared the bona fide legal and equitable owner of the land parcels.
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Ram v Gupta (Sued as the Personal Representative and Administrator of the Estate of Prem Lal Ramnath a.k.a. Prem Lal Ramnath Gupta a.k.a. Prem Gupta - Deceased) & another (Environment and Land Case E011 of 2022) [2026] KEELC 2540 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Court found that the impugned documents were forged and that the transfer into the joint names of the Plaintiff and the deceased Defendant was not lawful and procedural.
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Mabonga t/a Mabonga & Company Advocates v Agricultural Development Corporation & 2 others (Environment and Land Miscellaneous (Reference) Application E016 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 2513 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court finds that the taxing officer erred in principle by failing to determine the existence of an Advocate-Client relationship and proceeding to tax the bill of costs without such a relationship.
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East African Gasoil Company Limited (Gasoil) v Luvai (Environment and Land Case E118 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 2460 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court will determine whether the applicant has established a prima facie case and whether there is irreparable injury and balance of convenience to warrant the grant of the injunctive orders.
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Njagi v Nduti (Environment and Land Miscellaneous Application E052 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 2616 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application is merited and the Chamber Summons application is recognized and adopted as a judgment of the court.
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Wandera (Suing as the legal administratrix of the Estate of Damina Wandera Ouma) v Muckoya & another (Enviromental and Land Originating Summons E035 of 2024) [2026] KEELC 2594 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The suit is not struck out, and the respondents/applicants are directed to be added as necessary parties to the suit.
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Mwangi & another v Nyaga & another (Environment and Land Appeal E018 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 2587 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed, and the trial court's ruling is upheld.
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Nzomo (Suing on his own Behalf and on Behalf of Kunde Road Residents Welfare Association) v Rutere (Sued on his own Behalf and on Behalf of the Estate of Erastus Phares Rutere) & 2 others (Environment and Land Petition E002 of 2026) [2026] KEELC 2649 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Court finds the application competent and grants interlocutory orders to restrain construction activities and compel the preparation of development plans.
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Ngari & another v Mwangi (The legal representative of t he Estate of James Mwangi Gatundu – Deceased) (Enviromental and Land Originating Summons E013 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 2623 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Court finds that the objection falls outside the parameters set in Mukisa Biscuits (supra) and that the Plaintiffs' claim, if proved, would bind the current registered proprietor, thus the suit is not incompetent.
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Pere v Letiley & 6 others (Environment and Land Case E067 of 2025) [2026] KEELC 2593 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Plaintiff lacks locus standi to institute the suit as the land is not registered in her name.
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Wanguhu & 17 others v Richu & 4 others (As Officials of Thome V Residents Welfare Association) & another (Environment and Land Case Civil Suit 192 of 2017) [2026] KEELC 2512 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application is dismissed as it seeks to reopen matters conclusively determined by the court's judgment.
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Republic v Busia County Land Registrar & another; Emomeri & another (Interested Parties); Emurudu (Ex parte Applicant) (Environment and Land Judicial Review Case E001 of 2023) [2026] KEELC 2517 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The applicant has not discharged the burden placed on him of proving that he may suffer substantial loss if the stay is not granted.
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Limo v Cheserek & another (Environment and Land Case 20 of 2020) [2026] KEELC 2456 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application is dismissed as it is an abuse of court process and an attempt to introduce new evidence after the Plaintiff had closed her case.